Cradle Elves 
Cradle Elves Legacy decklist played by Michael Lai at $1K Legacy - SCG CON Richmond - Sunday - 9:00 am (8 Mar 2026).
- Player
- Michael Lai
- Finish
- #3 of 44, 4-0
- Archetype
- Cradle Elves
- Staples
- Cradle Elves
- Format
- Legacy
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Main deck (60)
Creatures (27)
- 4 Allosaurus Shepherd
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 2 Birchlore Rangers
- 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
- 4 Elvish Visionary
- 3 Heritage Druid
- 4 Nettle Sentinel
- 4 Quirion Ranger
- 4 Wirewood Symbiote
Instants (3)
Sorceries (11)
Lands (19)
Sideboard (15)
Compared with the average Cradle Elves list
Average of 12 decks in the 30 days up to March 8, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- +3 Elvish Visionary (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Glimpse of Nature (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Nettle Sentinel (4 vs 1.3)
- +3 Wirewood Symbiote (4 vs 1.4)
- +2 Quirion Ranger (4 vs 1.6)
- +2 Windswept Heath (4 vs 2.0)
- +2 Heritage Druid (3 vs 1.1)
- +1 Birchlore Rangers (2 vs 0.7)
Fewer than usual
- -3 Badgermole Cub (0 vs 2.7)
- -2 Llanowar Elves (0 vs 1.9)
- -2 Verdant Catacombs (1 vs 2.6)
- -2 Misty Rainforest (0 vs 1.5)
- -1 Endurance (0 vs 1.3)
- -1 Formidable Speaker (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Ignoble Hierarch (0 vs 1.0)
- -1 Wight of the Reliquary (0 vs 1.0)
Sideboard
More than usual
- +3 Assassin's Trophy (3 vs 0.3)
- +2 Leyline of the Void (3 vs 1.3)
Fewer than usual
- -2 Force of Vigor (0 vs 1.7)
- -1 Snuff Out (0 vs 1.2)
- -1 Disruptor Flute (0 vs 1.1)
Most unusual list in this period: htnk in ELM Qualifier - Win a Savannah! (22 cards away from the average)
Deck stats
Mana curve
1.39 average mana value · 1.58 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 21 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7+ | 1 | 0 |
Lands
19 31.7% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 69.3%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 59.3%
- Same, on the draw
- 68.0%
Colors: costs and sources
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1 symbol (2.0%)
2 sources (4.9%)
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1 symbol (2.0%)
2 sources (4.9%)
-
1 symbol (2.0%)
11 sources (26.8%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
2 sources (4.9%)
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46 symbols (93.9%)
24 sources (58.5%)
Card types
- Creatures 27 (45.0%)
- Instants 3 (5.0%)
- Sorceries 11 (18.3%)
- Lands 19 (31.7%)